Humility is lacking everywhere, and this drives almost all of the sins and vices in our society. People cannot imagine a life where they are not the center, where their needs come second or even third. We have not taught people to subjugate their pride of self, therefore no one does.
What is truly sad is that it is nearly impossible to help someone, to work with someone, to teach someone, and even to love someone who can’t see beyond their arm-reach. That overweening pride ends up corrupting every interaction. It’s why businesses fail, friends fall out, and misunderstandings become hatred. Prideful yet insecure people worsen everything. Their attempts to maintain their pride at all cost or to diminish others so that their “star” alone rises—well, it becomes the grist for the situation you describe.
Only God invading a prideful soul can change—and save—us.
Humility is lacking everywhere, and this drives almost all of the sins and vices in our society. People cannot imagine a life where they are not the center, where their needs come second or even third. We have not taught people to subjugate their pride of self, therefore no one does.
What is truly sad is that it is nearly impossible to help someone, to work with someone, to teach someone, and even to love someone who can’t see beyond their arm-reach. That overweening pride ends up corrupting every interaction. It’s why businesses fail, friends fall out, and misunderstandings become hatred. Prideful yet insecure people worsen everything. Their attempts to maintain their pride at all cost or to diminish others so that their “star” alone rises—well, it becomes the grist for the situation you describe.
Only God invading a prideful soul can change—and save—us.